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Ponce, Puerto Rico
In 1954, TMT Trailer Ferry - Crowley's predecessor company - launched the first U.S.-flag ocean Roll
On/Roll Off (Ro/Ro) containerized service between South Atlantic ports and Puerto Rico when it
secured several 20-foot containers aboard the deck of a concrete barge in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and
transported them to Ponce, Puerto Rico. Shortly thereafter, the company began using converted war
surplus Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) and seatrucks to serve the trailerized shipping industry. TMT's
"floating highway" for Ro/Ro traffic was one of the simplest and most-efficient cargo-transport
systems ever developed and continues today as Crowley celebrates its 60th anniversary of service
to Puerto Rico in 2014.
